Figures gathered in the BBC Sport Price of Football survey show the Sandgrounders charge an adult £10 to watch the team.

That figure is £15 cheaper than rivals Barnet and £8 cheaper than Alfreton Town and Grimsby.

The club also offers the cheapest matchday experience for adult fans at just £16 in the category of “the cheapest day out”.

That price – which is £9.50 cheaper than Grimsby – includes a match ticket, an official programme, a cup of tea and a pie.

Hadyn Preece, who is the club’s commercial director and website advertising official, said the club is trying to make the matchday experience as affordable as possible.

He said: “We try and make everything cheap for fans. We don’t want to overprice and we want to make it value for money.

“We are looking at the club’s future fan base and that’s why we are charging £5 for children, aged between 11 to 18. If we do that then they are more likely to keep on coming to watch us when they are older.”

Mr Preece admitted matches on the TV can deter people from watching Southport.

He said: “We are looking at ways of getting people in. You have Liverpool, Everton, Manchester United, Manchester City locally. That’s who we are competing with

“It’s about getting people in to support their hometown club. We don’t want people to come for a cup run and to then go away.

“Our catering is cheap and we keep food prices down and we keep sponsors at a competitive level. Everything is affordable.”

Asked if the club could ever make it to the Premier League as Wigan Athletic did, Mr Preece said: “Wigan is a one-off story. We want to be competing at Division Two level.”